Hebrews 12:2 [Let’s] fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him.
Jeremiah 31:33 But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, says the Lord, I will put My law within them, and on their hearts will I write it; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children.
Psalm 100:1-2 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
As you walk closer with God in understanding and honor day by day through grace, may you be alert and cautious to your words and deeds, for a little folly will overshadow much wisdom and righteousness. Ecclesiastes 10
May you keep the Lord elevated in your heart and exalted in your thoughts, so that when the anger of others rises against you, you do not run from it but take it to your King, for a calm assurance can lay great errors to rest. Ecclesiastes 10
May you cast your bread upon the waters, giving portions to many, and after many days you will find it again, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11
May you work when designated, and in your own time not be idle, for as you do not know the path of the wind, so you cannot understand the work of God, whether one venture will be successful or both do equally well. Ecclesiastes 11
May you remember God in the favorable days of strength, desire, and freedom, before the days of trouble come when choice has no voice. Ecclesiastes 12
May you fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12
Deny yourself, My child, and take up your cross. Follow Me in My footsteps, if you would be My disciple. Let My Holy Spirit guide you into the living truth of My Word so that it becomes engraved on your heart and resounds in your mind, seasoning your speech and motivating your actions.
What I assign you to do cannot be done in your own strength; you must deny your self-capacity, your self-wisdom, your self-skill, your self-control, your self-efficacy, and turn to Me. Ask Me for the resources of heaven which I have made available for you, praying daily in the Spirit and with understanding.
Seek for the life-changing truth and wisdom of My ways as you read My Word each day; knock on the doors of My Father’s throne room and enter with boldness, knowing that you are accepted in Me. Enter with humility as you acknowledge His majesty, and always enter with purpose as you are My agent about the business of My kingdom.
Know that there is nothing good that dwells in your sinful nature, so press into My Spirit that you may be transformed into My image, renewed in your thinking, reborn of the water of the Spirit and the will of the Father. As your soul and spirit are shaped and formed in the unseen places, you will find you are knit together in My love to the other members of My Body, coming together in the unity of dependence on what each part supplies to the others from Me, the Head.
You will understand, as you deny your self and grow into maturity in the Spirit, that all which you have is not your own. Rather, it is given to you for the ministry of the saints, allowing you to give as freely as you have received. You will walk in the confidence that you will live and not die until you have told how much I have done in you and for you to all the people and families and clans and tribes and nations and tongues that I have assigned you.
Deny your self, accept your assignment, and follow Me.
May your willingness to give when you have plenty allow, in turn, that in your need you will be supplied. 2 Corinthians 8
May you urgently plead for the privilege of sharing and the favor of fellowship in the service to the saints, as you give yourself first to the Lord, then to others, in keeping with His will. 2 Corinthians 8
May you walk in the grace of the Lord Jesus Who, though He was rich, for your sake became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8
May your mouth speak words of wisdom, giving understanding from the heart to all people, both high and low, rich and poor alike, that there is no reason to fear when evil days come, for God will redeem your life from the grave, and draw you to Himself. Psalm 49
May you not trust in yourself, for no one can give God a ransom for a life – no payment within man’s reach is ever enough — and all who rely on their own riches will perish, but God will, Himself, redeem your life from the grave and surely take into His presence all who turn to and trust in Him. Psalm 49
